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2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico

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$36,841 Avg Salary
$15,480 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate School for You

It's not easy to decide which nursing program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Nursing Degree Search has developed this Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in New Mexico to see which ones offered the best undergraduate certificate programs for nursing students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico

The colleges and universities below are the best for practical nursing majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Top New Mexico Schools for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Nursing & Nursing Assistants

Our analysis found Clovis Community College to be the best school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in New Mexico. Located in the remote town of Clovis, Clovis Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Clovis Community College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $13,102.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pima Medical Institute - Albuquerque. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico list. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, PMI Albuquerque is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at PMI Albuquerque take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $11,282.

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Out of the 5 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Carlsbad landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Carlsbad, NMSU Carlsbad is a public college with a small student population.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at New Mexico State University - Dona Ana helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in New Mexico. Located in the rural area of Las Cruces, NMSU Dona Ana is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico Junior College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico list. Located in the town of Hobbs, New Mexico Junior College is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southwest Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 57
Texas 97
Oklahoma 57

Practical Nursing Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 44,900
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide 34,557
Other Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants 4,817

Majors Similar to Practical Nursing

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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